SOLUTION: one number is 5 more than another number. if the smaller number is doubled and added to 3 times the larger number. the sum is 80. find the two numbers

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Question 251843: one number is 5 more than another number. if the smaller number is doubled and added to 3 times the larger number. the sum is 80. find the two numbers
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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n=5+m
2m+3n=80
m=13
n=18
check
26+54-80